Nov 1, 2009

Statesmen commemorate fall of Berlin wall

George Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev and Helmut Kohl met to commemorate the end of the Berlin wall 20 years ago. The ceremony was attended by 1,800 people.

Mikhail Gorbachev George bush Helmut Kohl are shown above at the anniversary ceremony.

“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” American President Ronald Reagan famously demanded in 1987 in front of the Brandenburg Gate.

Berlin Wall did “fall” on November 9 of 1989 allowing free passage through all border crossings although it wasn’t officially demolished until the summer of 1990.

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